Young, Gifted, and Black

Author: La-Donia Alford-JeffriesIllustrator: J'Aaron MerhcantDescription: Homecoming is a children's book that celebrates the HBCU Homecoming experience. Join this family as they head back to the yard to enjoy Homecoming festivities such...

Author: JR & Vanessa FordIllustrator: Kayla HarrenDescription: Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and...

Author: Andrea BeatyIllustrator: David RobertsDescription: Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles...

Author: Ty Allan JacksonIllustrator: Nicole MilesDescription: Danny Dollar, the “King of Cha-Ching,” will teach you to make money, save money, and spend money wisely—and to dream big! Maybe you get an...

Author: Obiora NwazotaIllustrator: Lucie Van der ElstDescription: This is a classic Igbo folklore that takes place in an otherworldly time when women grew beards. It is a genesis story of African...

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez VegaraIllustrated by: BrosmindSeries: Little People, Big DreamsDescription: When he was little, Muhammad Ali had his bicycle stolen. He wanted to fight the thief, but a policeman told him him...

Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history....

In My Baby Loves Valentine's Day, celebrate all the lovely things that Baby discovers about Valentines Day: Baby loves hearts made of paper and lace.Baby loves kisses and a loving embrace.Baby...

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the...

Author: Jamia WilsonIllustrator: Andrea PippinsDescription: Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including...

Who are you? What is racism? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about social identities, the history of racism...

Author: Joan DiCicco Illustrator: Ebony Glenn Description: Using his ingenuity and tenacity, Garrett overcame racial barriers and forged a career as a successful businessman and inventor. But when a tunnel...

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and...

Author:  (or Author/Illustrator:) Illustrator:  Nivea Ortiz Description:  The Little Mermaid longs to know about the world above the ocean. When she’s finally old enough to visit, she falls in love...

Author: Derrick Barnes Illustrator: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Description: Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make his mark! He's dressed himself, eaten a pile...

Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church where...